These Are The Best And Worst Cities To Live In If You're 20-Something

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Trulia named Philadelphia the best place to live as a millennial.

Delving into the latest data on millennials, real-estate site Trulia made a surprising discovery: Those ages 28 to 32 aren’t doing any worse than previous groups did at the same age. “In comparing how young adults fare versus older adults, the gap in success has remained the same over time,” writes Felipe Chacon, a housing economist at Trulia, in a new report. “This indicates that many myths about millennials are unfounded.”

Looking deeper at home ownership, education, employment, and income stats, Trulia identified the U.S. cities where 20-somethings are actually thriving —and the ones where millennials are struggling the most compared to older generations. The best place to put down roots? Philadelphia. “Millennials who were 28 to 32 during 2015 and living in Philadelphia were 43 percent more likely to have a college degree than their older peers,” writes Chacon. “This may help explain why they earned 78.8 cents for every dollar earned by those 33 to 55, which is a higher amount than in any of the other largest metros.”

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On the other hand, millennials in Silver Spring, Maryland, were 3.7 times more likely to live at home than those in older generations. “Additionally, the ones that were employed made only 60.3 cents for every dollar earned by the older cohort,” adds Chacon.

Read on to see which other locations rose to the top — and which landed at the bottom.